Clapboard-marker.



H. NEISTADT.

CLAPBOARD MARKER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 7. 1915.

Patented Sept. 7, 1915.

rinrrn sraas a HENRY NEISTADT, OF 'AMES, IOWA, ASSIGNOR TO THE STANLEYRULE 80 -LEVEL COMPANY, OF NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OFCONNECTICUT.

CLAPBOABD-MABKER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY NEISTADT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Ames, county of Story, State of Iowa, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Clapboard-Markers, of which the followingis a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to a marking tool chiefly useful as a clapboardmarker, and is essentially an improvement upon the tool set forth inUnited States Letters Patent No. 344:,937, dated July 6, 1886.

The purpose of my present improvement is to provide an attachment forsaid tool whereby it may be used with greater accuracy, and whereby itis possible to adjust the device so as to mark a clapboard for an easyfit or a driving fit. This and other advantages will be apparent from areading of the following description.

In the drawings,Figure 1 is a view of the outer edge of the tool inoperative position. Fig. 2 is a side view of the parts shown in Fig. 1looking from left to right. Fig. 3 is a similar view of the oppositeside. Fig. & is an end elevation of the tool shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 5 isa relatively enlarged crosssection of the tool shown in operativeposition.

A represents a plate comprising the main frame, having an appropriatehandle and also having two projecting gage-arms Z), Z) at its loweredge.

B represents the marking knife, which is preferably serrated along itssharp marking edge, although in all instances this is not necessary. Theblade B is secured to one face of the frame A by'a screw and slotconnection. 0, 0 represent the screws of said screw and slot connection.It will be observed that the cutting or marking edge of the blade B isin the same plane as the working surfaces of thegage-arms Z), I). Byloosening the. screws 0, 0 the position of the blade may be adjusted upand down. The arms at b, 5 project beyond the marking edge of the bladeB. Thus far the parts described correspond with those shownl-in theabove referred to patent.

My improvement comprises an attachment which I may designate as a gage.This gage is indicated at G and preferably comprises a Specification ofLetters Patent.

Application fi1e6. January 7, 1915. Serial No. 1,016.

wooden bar member connected tothe frame A by screw and slot connectionswhereby said gage may be adjusted. The gage-bar Gr is preferably ofsubstantial thickness, that is to say, it is much greater in thicknessthan the thickness of the blade B, and along its outer lower edge it isprovided with an off set track or working bearings g, which in turnprovides a clearance recess H between it and the frame A.

I, I represent the adjusting screws for the gage G whereby it may beraised or lowered to shift its bearing edge 9 relatively to the plane ofthe marking edge of the blade B. Urdmarily the gage G should be adjustedto substantially the position shown in Fig. 5, wherein the cutting ormarking edge of the blade projects only slightly below the hearing 9, sothat when the marker is placed n the position indicated in the severalfigures the frame A will stand at right angles to the clapboard,whereby, as it is moved to and fro, a mark or scratch will be formedacross the clapboard to coincide exactly with the edge of the casingagainst which the end ofthe clapboard is to bear when in final position.n

If it is desired to make'a sO-called driving fit the gage G would besomewhat lowered relatively to the marking edge of the blade B so that,as viewed in Figs. 4 and 5, the tool will be inclined slightly to theright, thus marking a line on the clapboard so positioned that when theclapboard is sawed ed on said line it will be necessary to force 1t intoplace. The fit may be made easier by raising the gage G relatively tothe marking edge of the blade B. It is obvious that this relativeadjustment may be effected by adusting either the'blade B or the gage Gand it is not therefore essential, although it is preferable, that bothof said parts should be adjustable on the frame A.

I have shown in the. drawings approximately the working position of thedevice. in which F represents the end-of a strip of clapboard, Crepresents the lining-boards designed to be covered thereby, and Drepresents the casing or corner-board against which the ends of theclapboards are to be fitted. In operation, the gage-arms b, b bearagainst and are guided by the edge of the casing member D while the endof the of the casing at approximately the elevation it is to finallytake relatively thereto.-

What I claim and desire to secure by Let-[ ters Patent is:

A marking tool comprising a frame, gage arms carried thereby, arelatively fixed marking blade on said frame having a cutting'edge insubstantially the plane of the Working face of the gage-arms and movableWith said frame across the face of a clapboard for marking saidclapboard, and a gage bar carried by the frame, provided With a smoothbearing face spaced to one side of the marking blade for angularlypositioning and slidingly supporting the tool on the clapboard, saidgage bar and cutting edge being adjustable in respect to each other andtoward or away from the plane of engagement With the clapboard wherebyto incline the tool to one side or the other to cause the cutting edgeto mark the clapboard for an easy or for a driving fit.

HENRY NEISTADT.

Witnesses:

W. D. MELTZER, C. T. SIMMONS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

